Written answers

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Schemes

8:00 pm

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 403: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability for 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14268/12]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Monaghan County Council for the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability for 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14270/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 and 404 together.

My Department's involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to determine how the funding is apportioned between the various grant measures and to manage the operation of the schemes in their areas from within the allocation.

Details of the Exchequer funding under the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability provided to Cavan and Monaghan Local Authorities for 2010 and 2011 and the allocations for 2012 are set out in the following table:

Local Authority2010 ExchequerFunding2011 ExchequerFunding2012 Exchequer Allocation
Cavan County Council€1,309,505€1,176,998€1,300,000
Monaghan County Council€1,373,165€1,232,863€921,738

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